dumptyboy

Excellent thanks for your help everyone. The exhaust is a cat back stainless steel Scorpion system, and I currently have a decat pipe fitted. When I removed the cylinder head I checked for any obvious damage to the bores but they all seemed perfectly fine to the naked eye. Im thinking perhaps I'm best changing my coolant sensor and fuel regulator and seeing if that cures the problem ??? The only thing that is confusing me is why would the smoke be more obvious on over run if it is over fuelling, would it be more apparent after I accelerate after coasting down a hill for instance? Many thanks for all your help everyone.

Thanks for your detailed reply vw rule. Im actually colour blind so it can be hard to tell sometimes what colour the smoke is, haha. I don't know whether this makes a difference or not but I've also been getting a load of soot type stuff left on my driveway if I let the car idle and then accelerate hard: Does this indicate over fuelling? I have changed the oxygen sensor and the maf for known working ones recently as I was getting a strong smell of fuel, and do still occasionally smell fuel but nowhere near as bad as before. I also tightened the fuel lines ontop of the fuel tank and below the fuel filter as these joints were leaking slightly. The car drives really well, idle is perfect and it usually returns good mpg. But I'm still wondering if it is over fuelling slightly now. Would over fuelling cause the smoke on overrun? I does smoke slightly on cold start up, usually just white smoke that I assumed was just condensation. I appreciate all of your help, I'm just secretly hoping its going to be something simple and I'm not going to have to pull the engine apart again. Also I have a vagcom cable and ran a scan but it showed up no faults apart from the cam position sensor but I believe this would usually show if the engine is not running during the scan. :)

133k approx. yeah I'm starting to wonder if the reconditioned head that I've bought is Infact just as worn as the previous one. I've actually started cleaning up the head that was originally on the car and I'm going to replace the valve guides and stem seals, so perhaps I should finish working on it and just spend another weekend pulling the engine apart to refit it! At least I will definetly know that the guides and seals are new then?

I've just realised I have made a mistake with the compression test. I. forgot to open up the throttle whilst doing the test so this will obviously affect my results, D'oh!! I got the engine upto working temp, disconnected intake hose, disconnected coil pack, removed fuse 18( fuel pump), and removed all spark plugs, but forgot to leave the throttle open........ When I removed my spark plugs today for the compression test they looked fairly healthy, with only oil on some of the threads? I only do about 15 miles a week in the car, I don't know if that makes a difference? But I really need to sort the smoke problem as its quite embarressing. I'm probably best to do another compression test tomorrow with the throttle open and return with my results. Thanks for your help. :)

I need some advice please everyone. I recently replaced the cylinder head on my VR6 because I believed the stem seals were knackered. The reason I changed it was because I was getting loads of black/grey smoke on overrun and it became more noticeable once the engine was up to temperature.The spark plugs on all cylinders seemed to get a fair amount of oil on them also. So I bought a replacement cylinder head off a guy on eBay that had apparently had the stem seals replaced for new ones aswell as the stem guides. I fitted the new head over a weekend and when I took the car for its first drive afterward it seemed to be cured of its smoking habit! Anyway recently it started smoking again just as bad as before, so I suspected perhaps the bottom end (piston rings) was at fault, unless of course the reconditioned cylinder head was Infact just as bad as my old one, and never had the stem seals replaced!? So anyway, I've done a compression test to see if the piston rings are shot, and here are the results: Cylinder 1: 174 Cylinder 2: 180 Cylinder 3: 174 Cylinder 4: 188 Cylinder 5: 174 Cylinder 6: 188 Now I'm not sure if these results are within Tolerance or not, so can someone please let me know? And what would the general opinion be about what I should do next, is it the bottom end that needs sorting or should I try to replace the stem seals with fresh new ones and hope this will cure my smoking problem? Any help appreciated. Many thanks. Rob.

All sorted now mate, I ended up buying some off Stuey. I need to get some valve guides sorted now though, so if you know where I can get these any cheaper that what GSF sell them for, then let me know. Cheers.

If its got an aftermarket alarm then I would remove the loom from the ignition/stalks to the fuse board and replace it with an uncut one( mk3 golf ignition loom). The only difference on the mk3 loom is the headlight beam wiring needs an extra cable, easily sorted. This will bypass any immobiliser/alarm issues to do with the ignition. I can give you more details if you think it's related to this.

Nice one Matt. I was looking online and the cheapest I could find was about £40. I will try my local dealers tomorrow, £12 sounds too good to be true, haha. I rebuilt the cylinder head on my VR but it's still smoking, so I suspect the piston rings are knackered. But I have a OBD1 2.8 that I'm going to drop into the car whilst I rebuild the 2.9. I robbed the guide off the replacement engine so need to refit a tidy one before I drop it in. Cheers for your help buddy. Rob.

Has anyone got an upper guide rail for a VR6 going spare, or a good condition second-hand one? Needed ASAP please. Cheers.

Payment sent Stu. Thanks bud.

You need mk4 conversion lines to fit them. They need a banjo bolt fitment. Google mk4 brake conversion. Hope that helps.

Yes they are mk4. :)

Yes please. Forgot to reply to your last Pm and I still need them. Pm me your PayPal please Stu. Rob. :)

Can I have these two please, is combined postage possible? Pm me you details and a picture of the items if you have one please. Cheers.

Do you have for sale: Front eyebrow, Front grill 16v badge, Dash blank( below the fog light switch/ heated rear screen switch), Passenger side dash speaker/tweeter grill, Corrado embossed sill covers. Could you let me know condition and price including postage please? Cheers. Rob.

2 pairs for me please.

RIP Chris.

Still looking if anyone has any?

I own this car now, was JBZ 6600, now is K455 CBU as had to be re-registered. I'm trying to locate the previous owner to find out some history of the car. Anyone know if it was a forum member?

Thanks everyone for your help. Pm sent Stu. Cheers.

Hmmm.... Possibly. All the parts are off the car now so I'm unsure what sensors went where? Do you have a picture of it fitted to the car. I will have a look through my box of bits. I will message you back ASAP. ---------- Post added at 3:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 3:01 PM ---------- Edit. Is it any of these:

Hi everyone. I'm looking for an unused set of either Elring or Victor Reinz stem seals for my VR. I've recently replaced my cylinder head with one I've reconditioned, and would like to rebuild the one that I removed ready for future use. I know a few of you have bought gasket sets that have come with stem seals and possibly used just the gaskets, so if any one has a spare set kicking around then let me know. Ps. I'm also looking for a new head gasket aswell if anyone has one? Cheers. Rob.

isv damper. Throttle damper? Have you looked at the throttle position sensor aswell, as these can cause similar issues? And yes check for any split hoses.

Possibly foam stuck in the heat exchanger flap?

I just got mine. Went into my local Halfords, obviously I couldn't use the promotion code, but I used my trade card and it took £5 off, so came to £74.99. Very handy set to have, I've got the Halfords tool cabinet at home with all my tools in but this set will be great to keep in the car. Happy days.